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The Daily Digest

SUNDAY, 16 AUGUST 2026 · EVENING EDITION

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Iraq’s finance minister said the Hormuz closure left direct effects on the country’s economy, as Baghdad was reported in talks with Washington and Tehran over Hormuz oil shipments. Verified state-audit figures rose to 2,943 from 1,042 two days earlier, and published tables to 290 from 88.

On the security file, the prime minister urged expedited delivery of advanced air-defense systems. Graduates clashed with security forces outside the Baghdad Health Ministry; iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) and Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) split on those demonstrations, one citing suppression and the other infiltrators.

Iraq’s al-Nasr Coalition affirmed state sovereignty and rejected Iran’s hegemony.

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Named US-Iran-Iraq Hormuz shipment arrangementmedium likelihoodhigh impactA Shafaq scoop said Iraq was already in talks with Washington and Tehran over Hormuz oil shipments, so a named deal or a denial of the talks would settle it.

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The Daily Digest — Sunday, 16 August 2026, evening edition · Iraq Monitor